[Wii] Official Nintendo Wii thread

Sweet new game trailer. My wallet now belongs to nintendo. In case it hadn't already...

Wii Sports has boxing~! <3

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

We're saying it's too expensive because EA claimed the price would be $170. Sure, $250 is still more than half the PS3's price, but it's still a bit of a letdown.

I read that 170 was Nintendo's cost for the hardware per unit, not the actual price tag.

250 is still LESS than half the PS3's price.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

Weather Channel. If only the sun was replaced with ANGRY SUN from Mario 3.

There should be a mod to make all the weather graphics from Mario

The angry sun could be for those really hot days, and the normal sun could be for just the sunny days

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by HazelGuy

It doesn't sound like it. $350 (And thats assuming they bump it up from the $330 it converts to is fucking cheap for a new console. I mean, they said it won't be more expensive than $250US. What the hell did you think it was going to cost because I saw $249 right then. Then they added a game. As someone mentioned on the PA boards.

Nintendo: Won't be more than $250.
Everyone: Yay!
Nintendo: $250 + a game.
Everyone:

No more than 250 should of screamed 249.99 to anyone with half a brain or more. I was hoping 200 for the Wii360 combo to have a greater push, but I expected the 250 price tag.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Solis

Also, to clairify: The Wii is not region-free. Nintendo's first party games for the console are region free (at least to start), but the console itself still has region locking. It seems there's been a bit of confusion on this:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=19686

Wii gives the developers the right to choose if their game is region free.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Solis

But that's how every region locked disc-based system has been. Developers could choose if they wanted Xbox and I think PS2/Gamecube games to be region locked, it's just that most of them didn't. The Wii is no different, but like the Xbox 360 quite a few developers seem to be making their games region-free.

But with that, it means that the chance of Gamecube games not being region locked on the Wii is extremely minimal.

Is that so?

Hmm... I'm not sure what to think about this.

Not like its going to really matter for me. I've never imported a game and have no plans to.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I use AV, My brother always goes by SD. I don't much see the diff on current gen, although he says he can tell.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Forsety

How can you people not see how blurry it is? I guess you adjust to it, but still... the moment I even used an s-video connector for my PS2 (on my old tv) I noticed a tremendous improvement in the clarity of the screen. No one is pretending it somehow makes the graphics any better, but the overall sharpness was improved dramatically and the colors were more intense and vivid. <_<;

Is that the difference? SD makes it more crisp?

Overall, I acutally dont like more 'crisp' graphics. The GC ports of Zelda looked worse than the N64 because they made everythign so crisp. The crisp details just make the polygons way too apparent. Bad polygons in games always bother me. If AV helps hide that, I'd probably prefer it for some games XD. Although, with the new systems, the polygon count may throw that arguement out the window.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Forsety

S-video and above can make some games look like shit, I contest to that. I keep the standard cords connected in a different slot for when I want to play PSX games, for example, because the picture being 'enhanced' shows too many flaws in games like 'Valkyrie Profile' (very good example of how bad a game can look with s-video or above) for my liking.

Still, I'd say 85% of all ps2/gcn/etc games benefit; I can clearly see an improvement in Devil May Cry 3, Resident Evil 4, Fire Emblem POR or Zelda Windwaker just to name a few examples where the difference was especially noticeable to me.

I play alot of older games too. And the extra detail just makes them look bad also.

I'll have to compare SD to AV on a few of the newer ones though.

Originally Posted by Tritoch

Just to point out, the rather large difference between this and the PS3 not coming with an HDMI cable is that HD is a huge part of PS3's upgrade. It's meant to be played in HD, so it's silly for it not to include the cable to allow that. The Wii is simply coming with the AV cables that consoles usually include, which is fine by me.

Exactly. One of the main 'reasons' the PS3 is so expensive is because its HD. I didn't know it didn't come with HD cables though. I find humor in that XD.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by CloudNine

They don't take PS1 games, so I doubt they would take the systems.

:O

Thats why Silent Hill 1 was such a bitch to find. Those sobs.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Theres already 101 titles in developement for the Wii in Japan, don't know how many for the states.



Sounds like there will be alot of titles for it~

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Slayer X

The only ones that I want right now are Mario, Red Steel, and Excite Truck so no money shortages for me... well that's after I get the initial money. Seeing how the Wii now comes out 2 days after the PS3 I won't have enough for the Wii at launch... thanks Nintendo.

One other question, I've heard that the Rayman for the Wii is just a collection of mini games put in a linear order to make a game. Is this true, or is it still a platformer with a mini game here and there?

*This post has not been spell checked*

Buying a first gen ps3?

daring... do you live dangerously

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Slayer X

Avanent: Hey, I got a 360 at launch and on my third one now. So not to honk my own horn or anything, but I like to think that I'm pro with dealing with tech support at this point, and from my experiance Microsoft techies are the worst so Sony won't be so bad. Also I still have & use my launch day PS1 and 2 so my experiances have been pretty good. (unfortunatly not everyone is as lucky as me sometimes) And I don't know about you guys but I paid $500 - 550 on launch day for my PS2, so 550 - 650 CAD for a PS3 really isn't that surprising.

:O (to all of it)

I suck at dealing with tech support. I'm not very assertive. Although, if I put down that much money, I'm sure I could be for long enough.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by garthvadr3

I can't view the screen at http://img141.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_447lo.jpg

Is there another link? I would be interested to see it.

I can't view it either... Im guessing it went over alotted bandwidth or something.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Helloween

don't worry RAB, i caught it.

Man REWii looks disappointing, but i heard somewhere that it's purpose it to better connect RE4 to the rest of the serise, to help make way for RE5. I read that in one of the many articles pertaining to the Sept. 14th event.

I'll probably still buy it, cause i'm such a RE whore.

As long as its above outbreak... I'll buy it...

<3 RE

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by sprouticus

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/200...-june-2007.htm

Opera will be free untl June 2007. I wonder why they're going to start charging for it after that, though? Meh, oh well, good news indeed!

Until then? That seems odd... is it a one time fee? I don't plan on using it much either way... but am curious.

FELIPE NO